Septic shock from the administration of a bacterially contaminated platelet transfusion

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1194-1198

  Neff, Philip E ^a   Kelly, Katherine Patterson ^a   Tobias, Joseph D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0033399006     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199912000-00012     Document Type: Article

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